1/ Having come this close to losing our democracy, millions of more people now realize how important it is that we have one - however imperfect and bedraggled it is.
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2/ We didn’t come so close to the cliff because of just one man; we came so close because We the People took our eyes off the ball, too many of us allowing the musculature of vital citizenship to whither while we were off doing other things.
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3/ It was a painful awakening but a necessary one. As long as we remain alert, as long as we don’t go back to sleep, as long as we refuse to ever again farm out our democracy to those unworthy of our trust, then the future will be much better than the past.
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4/ Democracy doesn’t work when it’s citizens become disengaged. Citizenship must become something we consider part of a meaningful and well lived life. So many of this have learned so much. America has been humbled, and in the final analysis that is not a bad thing.

Jan 20, 2021 · 8:47 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Aye, well said, but don't citizens become disengaged *because* democracy isn't working? Or they engage in other ways, like for instance, by voting for any old half bit clown who appears to offer an alternative or proposes to tear it all down?
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If we want to just make excuses for ourselves, then yes.
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Do you think the US realizes the rest of the world have actively made plans for a failed US...and all future deals will be made with this frame of reference?
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Many do. But hopefully the next four years will turn that around.
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Hyperbole much?
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Democracy doesn't work when citizens don't respect, love, and forgive other citizens who are different from themselves. And want a one-size-fits-all national government. Oh wait...That's what democracy is all about...
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Don’t worry. My three young adult children are FIRED UP. And more woke now than ever.
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The question is: what will @JoeBiden do to die up this democracy. Will he work for the people or corporations? If he chooses the ladder, I'm afraid the USA will be in trouble. Trump has laid the ground work.
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A democracy offers rights that are inherent to a certain sum of duties. Without these duties fulfilled, no more rights are allowed anymore!
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